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grimorie ([personal profile] grimorie) wrote2020-01-07 11:56 pm

January 6 - Top Ten favorite female characters of the last decade

Top Ten favourite female characters of the last decade and why? for [profile] mihrsuri

Sorry, it's late but here are my favorites in the past 10 years.

  • Sameen Shaw (Person of Interest) From the moment go, I loved Shaw. She is exactly who she presented to be but also so much more deeply loyal, grumpy, and despite everything has a strong moral code.
  • Dani Reese (Life) - Yes, this is another Sarah Shahi character, but this was the first character I discovered her and what a revelation. Shahi is always amazing at portraying characters who are broken but with a core of pure steel beneath everything.
  • Korra (Legend of Korra) - I had a hard time getting into her series but boy when I did, her show and Korra herself took hold and never let go. I love her journey and her growth.
  • Lois Lane (Smallville) - Erica Durance Lois Lane made it to the list but just barely! I love how ED portrayed Lois Lane she gets her almost immediately. Her unstoppable force blows into Clark's like a whirlwind but also she has such a great sense of self and boundaries, which apparently 90% of Smallvile people don't seem to understand.
  • Liv Chenka (Doctor Who - Big Finish) - Liv is so amazing. She's an audio-only Companion but my god does the writing and the acting make her come alive. Dry, sarcastic and practical she's a great foil for Eight.
  • Tess Mercer (Smallville) - I loved Tess from the first because she's determined, and owns every single flawed decision she's made with a clarity we don't often see from characters but Cassidy Freeman plays her amazingly.
  • Olivia Dunham (Fringe) - Oh gosh, Olivia. I immediately glommed on to her as my character. Her anger, her determination. Also, before there was the technology for Orphan Black there was this show doing multiple Olivas at once.
  • Diana of Themyscira (Wonder Woman) - I mean, Wonder Woman!
  • Sarah Manning (Orphan Black) - this post by [profile] sharkodactyl explains why I love Sarah alot.

"can you believe that an international eugenics factory was brought down by the one thing they never anticipated: a ragged, snarling foster-system punk who just kept throwing herself forward even though she had nothing but her own bare knuckles and sharp teeth."

  • Katherine Pierce (The Vampire Diaries) - The ultimate survivor, just like Tess Mercer she's very clear on the choices that led to her life. Yes, she's a villain but man does she make getting to know her fun.
  • Honorary mention because her story is still on going, but boy do I love her: Thirteenth Doctor (Doctor Who)

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    [personal profile] rose_griffes 2020-01-08 12:39 am (UTC)(link)
    I love all of the women here that I know.
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    [personal profile] lilacsigil 2020-01-08 07:09 am (UTC)(link)
    Sameen Shaw is a type you don't get to see very often as a female character - extremely loyal, loves guns and fast cars, moods veer from grumpy to angry. And I love her for it.

    Sarah Manning is a character you don't see very much as a hero at all, or if you do, only the person who discovers the Big Conspiracy then gets quickly killed off. And she's a mother who is not that great at parenting (even though she mostly tries) and doesn't get punished for it!
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    [personal profile] wheatear 2020-01-09 12:14 am (UTC)(link)
    Katherine Pierce, yes!

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    [personal profile] blueswan 2020-01-09 12:54 pm (UTC)(link)
    I love your list. Most of my fav women characters are on it. :)